Cheshire trusts send e-discharge letters

Three acute trusts are delivering electronic discharge letters to almost 90 GP practices using a shared IT solution that plugs
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GP ratings launched on NHS Choices

The Department of Health has launched a controversial online rating service to let patients rate and compare GP practices.
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SCR data accreditation ‘to be dropped’

NHS Connecting for Health looks likely to drop the requirement for GP practice data to be accredited before Summary Care Records
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ContactPoint roll out confirmed

The national roll-out of the children’s database ContactPoint is to go ahead from later this month, the government has announced.
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South West Essex buys BI from 21c

NHS South West Essex Community Services has implemented business intelligence solutions from specialist 21c to help it deliver its 18
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New hope for HealthSpace

NHS Connecting for Health is hoping to be given the green light to develop new functionality for HealthSpace, according to
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Mary Hawking honoured

Mary Hawking (right) receiving the 2009 John Perry Prize from Joan Perry Dr Mary Hawking, a GP in Bedfordshire and
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Electronic records used to spot abuse

Electronic patient records can be used to predict a patient’s risk of receiving a future diagnosis of domestic abuse, according
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Vision 3 secures SCR roll out approval

INPS’s Vision 3 system has received full roll-out approval for the Summary Care Record, NHS Connecting for Health has announced. Approval
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QoF income falls trigger survey row

GP practices’ achievement on the Quality and Outcomes Framework fell across the UK in the last financial year, costing the
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